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Exhaustive, illustrated trail-guides, with
detailed trekking maps, on the most popular treks in the
Himalayas |
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Milestone Himalayan Series' Everest is a
comprehensive illustrated handbook for this classic trek
with a detailed 1:75,000 foldout map
and over 150 color photographs. Plus a DVD with a documentary film on the trek, at nominal extra cost. |
| The guide comes packed with exhaustive day-by-day
description of the Everest trails: |
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Lukla - Kala Patthar/Everest
Base Camp, |
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Jiri-Lukla and |
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Gokyo |
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There is, in addition, practical advice on planning
and organizing the trek with a chapter on how to tackle
medical emergencies.
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Plus background reading on the
Sherpas, the people who live in the shadow of Everest
and who have, over the years, formed the backbone of
countless Himalayan expeditions |
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Talking of expeditions, the guidebook
devotes an entire chapter on the ascent of Everest :
how a series of pioneering attempts by Mallory and
others finally led to Hillary and Tenzing's 1953
success. |
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Recounted too is the fascinating story of how surveyors,
mapping India in the 19th century, discovered Mt
Everest and calculated its staggering height. |
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| Everest |
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Trekking Maps and Complete Guide |
| by Partha
S Banerjee |
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First published
2006
This Fourth Edition printed in 2017
Published by Milestone Books, India
ISBN 978-81-903270-0-8 |
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Paperback,
printed on art paper
Pages 128
Size 5.5" x 10.5" / 14 x 26.7 cm
Weight 375 gm / 13.25 oz
Price US $ 17.00 (Extra $5 for optional DVD) |
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Price in India Rs 595 |
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About the Author
The guidebook’s writer, Partha S Banerjee, is a journalist, travel writer and photographer for whom the Himalayas has been a lifelong passion. His walking guidebooks on the Annapurna and Langtang regions of Nepal and the Markha Valley and Zanskar in Ladakh are popular with trekkers. His handbook for Ladakh is the most definitive travellers' guide for the region. With a master's in physics from Delhi University, his interests include astronomy, history, international politics and cartography.
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